We live in a culture that denies our innate emotional and spiritual affinity with the natural world. We’ve lost touch with much of the wisdom that our ancestors took for granted. Let’s embrace practices and perspectives that can revive this lost connection. Action that is grounded in love and gratitude is a powerful force indeed. Check out this 6-minute mini during lunch.

Jeanne Mackey

A believer in the healing power of song, Jeanne Mackey has been making music most of her life. She recently created “Drop the Knife: A Memoir-in-Song”–original stories and songs on the occasion of turning 60–which she’ll perform on 4/21 at Washtenaw Community College with Laz Slomovits, Lori Fithian, & Eric Fithian. www.umich.edu/~mackeyj